2023–24 FC Lorient season

FC Lorient
2023–24 season
President	Loïc Fery
Head coach	Régis Le Bris
Stadium	Stade du Moustoir
Ligue 1	17th (relegated)
Coupe de France	Round of 64
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mohamed Bamba (8); All: ; Mohamed Bamba (8)
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was Football Club Lorient's 98th season in existence and fourth consecutive season in Ligue 1. They also competed in the Coupe de France.

Players

First-team squad

As of 4 September 2023.^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	SEN	Alfred Gomis (on loan from Rennes)
2	DF	BRA	Igor Silva
3	DF	TUN	Montassar Talbi
4	DF	FRA	Loris Mouyokolo
5	DF	FRA	Benjamin Mendy
8	MF	NGA	Bonke Innocent
10	MF	FRA	Romain Faivre (on loan from Bournemouth)
11	FW	SEN	Bamba Dieng
12	DF	CMR	Darlin Yongwa
13	DF	SEN	Formose Mendy
14	MF	FRA	Tiémoué Bakayoko
15	DF	FRA	Julien Laporte
17	MF	FRA	Jean-Victor Makengo
19	MF	FRA	Laurent Abergel (captain)
20	DF	GUI	Dembo Sylla
21	MF	FRA	Julien Ponceau


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
22	FW	FRA	Eli Junior Kroupi
24	DF	COD	Gédéon Kalulu
25	DF	FRA	Vincent Le Goff
26	FW	FRA	Pablo Pagis
27	FW	BEN	Tosin Aiyegun
29	FW	FRA	Siriné Doucouré
33	FW	SEN	Bassirou N'Diaye
37	MF	FRA	Théo Le Bris
38	GK	SUI	Yvon Mvogo
44	MF	FRA	Ayman Kari (on loan from Paris SG)
77	FW	AUT	Adrian Grbić
93	MF	NOR	Joel Mvuka
94	GK	CTA	Dominique Youfeigane
95	DF	FRA	Isaak Touré
97	MF	FRA	Quentin Boisgard

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	CIV	Bamo Meïté (at Marseille until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	CIV	Stéphane Diarra (at Saint-Étienne until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	FRA	Yoann Cathline (at Almere City until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	NGA	Taofeek Ismaheel (at Beveren until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	SEN	Sambou Soumano (at Quevilly-Rouen until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Romain Faivre	Bournemouth	Loan	13 July 2023	^[2]
DF	Dembo Sylla	Laval	€1,000,000	17 July 2023	^[3]
DF	Benjamin Mendy	Unattached	Free	19 July 2023	^[4]
DF	Formose Mendy	Amiens	€7,500,000	20 July 2023	^[5]
FW	Tosin Aiyegun	Zürich	€4,000,000	25 July 2023	^[6]
DF	Isaak Touré	Marseille	€8,000,000	1 September 2023	^[7]
MF	Panos Katseris	Catanzaro	€1,500,000	23 January 2024	^[8]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
FW	Terem Moffi	Nice	€22,500,000	1 July 2023
MF	Enzo Le Fée	Rennes	€20,000,000	7 July 2023	^[9]
FW	Ibrahima Koné	Almería	€7,500,000	16 August 2023	^[10]
MF	Yoann Cathline	Almere City	Loan	21 August 2023	^[11]
FW	Siriné Doucouré	Valenciennes	Loan	1 February 2024
FW	Adrian Grbić	Luzern	Loan	5 February 2024	^[12]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

22 July 2023 Friendly	Guingamp	2–2	Lorient	Guingamp
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Siwe 105' Luvambo 115' Merghem 120'		Le Bris 25' Kroupi 84'	Stadium: Pro Park
Note: Match was played in four periods of 30 minutes each.

29 July 2023 Friendly	Lorient	2–0	Le Havre	Dinan
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Laporte 55' Koné 90+2'			Stadium: Stade du Clos Gastel

2 August 2023 Friendly	Lorient	3–1	Nantes	Vannes
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Dieng 9' Pagis 49' Yongwa 52'		Zézé 61'	Stadium: Stade de la Rabine

5 August 2023 Friendly	Bournemouth	2–0	Lorient	Bournemouth, England
17:00 BST (UTC+1)	Brooks 38' Moore 85'			Stadium: Dean Court

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Ligue 1	12 August 2023	19 May 2024	Matchday 1	17th	34	7	8	19	43	66	−23	020.59
Coupe de France	6 January 2024		Round of 64	Round of 64	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total					35	7	8	20	44	68	−24	020.00

Source: Soccerway

Ligue 1

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
14	Nantes	34	9	6	19	30	55	−25	33
15	Le Havre	34	7	11	16	34	45	−11	32
16	Metz (R)	34	8	5	21	35	58	−23	29^[a]	Qualification for the Relegation play-offs
17	Lorient (R)	34	7	8	19	43	66	−23	29^[a]	Relegation to Ligue 2
18	Clermont (R)	34	5	10	19	26	60	−34	25	Relegation to Ligue 2

Source: Ligue 1
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Head-to-head points; 4) Head-to-head goal difference; 5) Head-to-head goals scored; 6) Head-to-head away goals scored; 7) Goals scored; 8) Away goals scored; 9) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[13]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Metz finished ahead of Lorient on head-to-head away goals scored: Lorient 2–3 Metz, Metz 1–2 Lorient.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
34	7	8	19	43	66	−23	29	4	4	9	26	30	−4	3	4	10	17	36	−19

Source: Ligue 1

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	D	D	W	L	D	L	L	D	W	L	D	L	L	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	L	L	W
Position	7	13	7	11	12	14	16	16	12	15	15	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	17	16	15	16	13	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17

Source: Ligue 1
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 29 June 2023.^[14]

12 August 2023 1	Paris Saint-Germain	0–0	Lorient	Paris
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 47,579 Referee: Benoît Bastien

20 August 2023 2	Lorient	1–1	Nice	Lorient
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Laporte 53' Doucouré 77'	Report	Sanson 52' Guessand 64'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,848 Referee: Hakim Ben El Hadj

27 August 2023 3	Lorient	4–1	Lille	Lorient
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Abergel 9' Ponceau 10' Pagis 49' Doucouré 57' Faivre 62' Le Goff 67'	Report	Yoro 15' Diakité 27' André 51' David 55' Yazıcı 87'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,101 Referee: Willy Delajod

3 September 2023 4	Le Havre	3–0	Lorient	Le Havre
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kuzyayev 52' Alioui 70' Mbemba 90+6'	Report		Stadium: Stade Océane Attendance: 18,707 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

17 September 2023 5	Lorient	2–2	Monaco	Lorient
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aiyegun 2' Faivre 90+8'	Report	Golovin 17', 90+8' Zakaria 68' Balogun 69'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,247 Referee: Marc Bollengier

23 September 2023 6	Nantes	5–3	Lorient	Nantes
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Abline 42' Cömert 46' Mohamed 55' Descamps 81' Mollet 83' Simon 90+9' (pen.)	Report	Kroupi 6' Abergel 53' Faivre 75', 90+1' Aiyegun 85' Igor Silva 90+7'	Stadium: Stade de la Beaujoire Attendance: 30,704 Referee: Florent Batta

1 October 2023 7	Lorient	0–3	Montpellier	Lorient
17:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Ponceau 20' Talbi 33'	Report	Adams 30', 89' Estève 61' Savanier 73' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 13,492 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

8 October 2023 8	Lyon	3–3	Lorient	Décines-Charpieu
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nuamah 21' Lacazette 22', 41' (pen.)	Report	Kroupi 16', 54' Yongwa 79'	Stadium: Parc Olympique Lyonnais Attendance: 43,100 Referee: Clément Turpin

22 October 2023 9	Lorient	2–1	Rennes	Lorient
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Omari 3' (o.g.) Touré 45+2'	Report	Blas 21' Wooh 48' Salah 90+2'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,711 Referee: Gaël Angoula

28 October 2023 10	Reims	1–0	Lorient	Reims
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Teuma 37' Wilson-Esbrand 84'	Report	Yongwa 61' Bakayoko 65' Mvogo 80'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Delaune Attendance: 14,033 Referee: Benoît Bastien

4 November 2023 11	Lorient	0–0	Lens	Lorient
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mvuka 40' Touré 90+4'	Report	Danso 48' Samba 90+4' Fulgini 90+4'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,599 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

12 November 2023 12	Clermont	1–0	Lorient	Clermont-Ferrand
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Konaté 10' Cham 47' Nicholson 69' (pen.) Seidu 85'	Report	Touré 52' F. Mendy 57'	Stadium: Stade Gabriel-Montpied Attendance: 9,798 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

26 November 2023 13	Lorient	2–3	Metz	Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Faivre 8' Kroupi 22' Yongwa 48' Doucouré 56'	Report	Sabaly 1' Udol 45' Traoré 65' Jallow 83' (pen.)	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 14,469 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

3 December 2023 14	Toulouse	1–1	Lorient	Toulouse
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dønnum 1' Dallinga 72' Sierro 83'	Report	Bakayoko 9' Talbi 33' Ponceau 71' B. Mendy 83' Dieng 90+1'	Stadium: Stadium de Toulouse Attendance: 22,799 Referee: Thomas Léonard

10 December 2023 15	Lorient	2–4	Marseille	Lorient
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Le Goff 14' B. Mendy 16', 52' Faivre 41' Laporte 45+3' Innocent 62' F. Mendy 71'	Report	Mbemba 3' Aubameyang 9', 42' Balerdi 21', 33' Lodi 57' Gigot 59' Clauss 80'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,848 Referee: Eric Wattellier

17 December 2023 16	Lorient	1–2	Strasbourg	Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Dieng 32', 53' B. Mendy 71' Touré 90+2'	Report	Bakwa 14' Gameiro 49' Perrin 66' Sels 71'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 14,580 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

20 December 2023 17	Brest	4–0	Lorient	Brest
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Doumbia 22', 25', 29', 45+3' Brassier 87'	Report	Kroupi 70' Igor Silva 86'	Stadium: Stade Francis-Le Blé Attendance: 14,544 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

14 January 2024 18	Lille	3–0	Lorient	Villeneuve-d'Ascq
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	David 38' André 40' Cabella 90' Zhegrova 90+2'	Report	Le Bris 30' Bakayoko 41' Pelon 55' Touré 88'	Stadium: Stade Pierre-Mauroy Attendance: 35,204 Referee: Pierre Gaillouste

28 January 2024 19	Lorient	3–3	Le Havre	Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Katseris 17' Louza 33', 45' Le Bris 36' Ponceau 42' Kari 51' Bamba 90+2'	Report	Sabbi 15' (pen.), 43' Kinkoue 25' Kechta 48' Opéri 73' Ayew 85', 90+4'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,207 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

4 February 2024 20	Metz	1–2	Lorient	Metz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	N'Doram 19' Lamkel Zé 22' Jean Jacques 77' Colin 87'	Report	Bamba 19' Katseris 58' F. Mendy 90+3'	Stadium: Stade Saint-Symphorien Attendance: 21,044 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

11 February 2024 21	Lorient	2–0	Reims	Lorient
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	Abergel 31' Bamba 70' Bakayoko 87'	Report	Stambouli 41'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 15,096 Referee: Marc Bollengier

18 February 2024 22	Strasbourg	1–3	Lorient	Strasbourg
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Diarra 26' Guilbert 51' Mwanga 67' Ângelo 86' Bakwa 90+4'	Report	Bamba 2', 45+3' Ponceau 49' Touré 86'	Stadium: Stade de la Meinau Attendance: 25,103 Referee: Thomas Léonard

24 February 2024 23	Lorient	0–1	Nantes	Lorient
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Castelletto 49' Douglas Augusto 67' Pallois 69'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,783 Referee: Willy Delajod

3 March 2024 24	Rennes	1–2	Lorient	Rennes
17:05 CET (UTC+1)	Blas 74' Gouiri 90+4'	Report	Touré 56' Bamba 59' Abergel 72' Kroupi 90'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 28,615 Referee: Benoît Bastien

9 March 2024 25	Lorient	0–2	Lyon	Lorient
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Tagliafico 52' Baldé 64'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,426 Referee: Mathieu Vernice

17 March 2024 26	Monaco	2–2	Lorient	Monaco
15:00 CET (UTC+1)	F. Mendy 27' (o.g.) Minamino 54' Fofana 60' Zakaria 62' 81'	Report	Singo 1' (o.g.) F. Mendy 71' Aiyegun 90' Bakayoko 90+5'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 5,090 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

31 March 2024 27	Lorient	0–1	Brest	Lorient
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dieng 80'	Report	Lala 45+1' Martin 76' Brassier 80' Del Castillo 86' Brahimi 90+5'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,745 Referee: Jérôme Brisard

7 April 2024 28	Montpellier	2–0	Lorient	Montpellier
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ferri 14' Savanier 42', 55' (pen.) Khazri 61' Karamoh 90'	Report	Yongwa 44' F. Mendy 45+1' Adjei 52' Ponceau 58' Bamba 59' Katseris 90+5'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 15,234 Referee: Romain Lissorgue

19 April 2024 30	Nice	3–0	Lorient	Nice
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sanson 22' Boga 53' Guessand 90'	Report	Bamba 5' Kari 57'	Stadium: Allianz Riviera Attendance: 21,067 Referee: Jérémy Stinat

24 April 2024 29	Lorient	1–4	Paris Saint-Germain	Lorient
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bakayoko 63' Bamba 73'	Report	Dembélé 19', 60' K. Mbappé 22', 90' Mendes 26'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,738 Referee: Marc Bollengier
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 14 April 2024, but was postponed due to Paris Saint-Germain's progression in the UEFA Champions League.^[15]

28 April 2024 31	Lorient	1–2	Toulouse	Lorient
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ponceau 20' Adjei 31'	Report	Diarra 38' Aboukhlal 51' Dallinga 59' Cissoko 83' Sierro 87'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,125 Referee: Gaël Angoula

3 May 2024 32	Lens	2–0	Lorient	Lens
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wahi 57', 58' Costa 81'	Report	Bakayoko 20' Katseris 71'	Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 37,569 Referee: Jérémie Pignard

12 May 2024 33	Marseille	3–1	Lorient	Marseille
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aubameyang 36', 54' (pen.), 49' Gigot 41' Gueye 73' Murillo 90+5'	Report	Laporte 17' B. Mendy 43' Katseris 51' Bamba 61' Abergel 90+2'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 62,082 Referee: Bastien Dechepy

19 May 2024 34	Lorient	5–0	Clermont	Lorient
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Laporte 20' Abergel 38' Bamba 42' (pen.) Bouanani 54' Dieng 63', 90', 69' Ponceau 72'	Report	Magnin 12' Allevinah 73' Diaw 90+4'	Stadium: Stade du Moustoir Attendance: 16,176 Referee: Clément Turpin

Coupe de France

6 January 2024 Round of 64	Sochaux	2–1	Lorient	Montbéliard
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Michel 34' Dacosta 46' Daho 70' Macalou 90+3' (pen.)	Report	Makengo 26' Pelon 34', 75' Sylla 57'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal Attendance: 12,947 Referee: Willy Delajod

References

^ "L'équipe professionnelle 2023-24". FC Lorient. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Bournemouth sign £12.8m Lyon midfielder Faivre" – via www.bbc.com.
^ "Dembo Sylla, un Tango chez les Merlus". FC Lorient. July 17, 2023.
^ "Former Man City defender Benjamin Mendy signs for Ligue 1 club Lorient".
^ "FC Lorient. l'Arrivée de Formose Mendy (Amiens SC) officialisée jusqu'en 2028". 20 July 2023.
^ "Transferts : Aiyegun Tosin signe officiellement à Lorient".
^ Gouzerh, Paul-Marie (September 1, 2023). "Isaak Touré, un Olympien chez les Merlus". FC Lorient.
^ [1]
^ "Stade Rennais. Enzo le Fée signe jusqu'en 2028". 7 July 2023.
^ "UD Almería bolster frontline by signing Ibrahima Koné". www.udalmeriasad.com.
^ "Met Yoann Cathline haalt City nieuwe aanvalskracht". August 21, 2023.
^ [2]
^ "League Rules" (PDF). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
^ "Ligue 1. Le calendrier complet de la saison 2023-2024". Ouest-France (in French). 29 June 2023.
^ "Lorient v. Paris set for 24th April at 19:00 CET". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

External links

Official website

[table_hth_MET0.54360420514997-13] Metz finished ahead of Lorient on head-to-head away goals scored: Lorient 2–3 Metz, Metz 1–2 Lorient.

[1] "L'équipe professionnelle 2023-24". FC Lorient. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

[2] "Bournemouth sign £12.8m Lyon midfielder Faivre" – via www.bbc.com.

[3] "Dembo Sylla, un Tango chez les Merlus". FC Lorient. July 17, 2023.

[4] "Former Man City defender Benjamin Mendy signs for Ligue 1 club Lorient".

[5] "FC Lorient. l'Arrivée de Formose Mendy (Amiens SC) officialisée jusqu'en 2028". 20 July 2023.

[6] "Transferts : Aiyegun Tosin signe officiellement à Lorient".

[7] Gouzerh, Paul-Marie (September 1, 2023). "Isaak Touré, un Olympien chez les Merlus". FC Lorient.

[8] [1]

[9] "Stade Rennais. Enzo le Fée signe jusqu'en 2028". 7 July 2023.

[10] "UD Almería bolster frontline by signing Ibrahima Koné". www.udalmeriasad.com.

[11] "Met Yoann Cathline haalt City nieuwe aanvalskracht". August 21, 2023.

[12] [2]

[14] "League Rules" (PDF). Ligue de Football Professionnel. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

[15] "Ligue 1. Le calendrier complet de la saison 2023-2024". Ouest-France (in French). 29 June 2023.

[16] "Lorient v. Paris set for 24th April at 19:00 CET". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.

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